A Chinese destroyer came aggressively close to a US Navy ship in the South China Sea, forcing it to manoeuvre to prevent a collision, American military officials said. A Chinese destroyer came aggressively close to a US Navy ship in the South China Sea, forcing it to manoeuvre to prevent a collision, American military officials said. The Chinese destroyer “conducted a series of increasingly aggressive manoeuvres accompanied by warnings for Decatur to depart the area,” Lt Cmdr Gorman said. It confirmed that the Luoyang, a Chinese missile destroyer, was immediately deployed to identify the US warship and drive it away. The Chinese government said the US had no right to interfere in Chinese military cooperation with Russia.
Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2018 07:49 UTC